Post B45rKeDZPHGzUTncm0 by thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz
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 (DIR) Post #B45rKeDZPHGzUTncm0 by thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz
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       Idly wondering how much data stored on computers across the world will never be read again (not counting backups and other system processes).I'm going to give it a reckon and say 80%.Edit: The more I think about it, the more the percentage goes up. Currently at 95% and climbing.
       
 (DIR) Post #B45rKeRkYYcECSQwsK by paulhellyer@mastodon.nz
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       @thomasbeagle I am sure there is a 'law' that says something like, "the more copies you have of a file, the less likely you are need to them."  And the inverse too of course.  I have, for example, about 7 copies, still, of clipart from the 1990s.   It's madness but it easier to have a mass of data, than to spend time managing the mess.
       
 (DIR) Post #B45rKegHgWF2vXEYWu by BobLefridge@mastodon.nz
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       There's suddenly a lot of AWS data which may never be read again. The Iranians have taken out not one, not two, but *three* Amazon data centres in the UAE and Bahrain. The story speculates that in future, data centres may require their own missile defence systems. Burn Bezos baby, burn.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/it-means-missile-defence-on-data-centres-drone-strikes-raises-doubts-over-gulf-as-ai-superpower @paulhellyer @thomasbeagle #AWS #DataCentre #Iran